Happy Wednesday, Cowboys. Most of us hate change. But don’t say that about some of our Cowboys and Cowgirls—they proved the opposite and turned heads while doing it.

We’ve got that and more in today’s edition of the Brew? Check it out.

🥎 Head Of The Class
🙌 Overwhelming Generosity
⚾️ One On One: Robin Ventura
🤠 And so much more!

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NCAA Record? Check.
All-American? Check (three times).
Gold Medal? Check.
Gold Glove? Check (six times)
Hall of Famer? Check.

When someone brings up Oklahoma State baseball, one of the first names to be said is Robin Ventura. He’s a legend far beyond Stillwater.

This week’s Pokes Pod’s conversation with Ventura hits on so many captivating topics that you just don’t want to miss!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Head Of The Class. You know that whole hating change thing we mentioned? Yeah, that doesn’t apply to Oklahoma State softball’s Rachel Becker. After a storied career at Purdue, she transferred to Stillwater this season and posted a record-breaking final season, which included All-America, All-Region and All-Big 12 accolades.

Now, she can add National Newcomer of the Year honors.

She led the team in average (.443) and walks (47) and set a program record by reaching base in 49 consecutive games at one point this spring. Her 22 doubles were tied for the most in the country and her defense wasn’t far behind with a .977 fielding percentage up the middle for the Cowgirls.

🔼 Is This A Dream? For former Oklahoma State standout Wyndham Clark, the past few days have brought that question out a lot. He became the talk of golf and the talk in living rooms and workplaces across the country after his thrilling victory at the 2023 U.S. Open.

Last fall, he sat down for a special feature about his story, his journey to OSU, the loss of his mom and everything in between.

Guess it wasn’t a coincidence that his first major championship came in the City of Angels.

🔼 Leading From The Front. There’s no doubt about it. Boone Pickens love for Oklahoma State has no limits. His love and passion for the Cowboys was displayed time and time again.

Once again, he’s leaving his mark in Stillwater.

While he passed away in September of 2019, he continues to make an impact in Stillwater for generations to come as Oklahoma State recently received a $120 million gift from the T. Boone Pickens Foundation.

He was a legendary energy executive, proud Poke, and transformative philanthropist whose giving to Oklahoma State now approaches $650 million.

🔼 Can You Spot the Cowboys? There’s two of them, so don’t leave anyone out.

This week was picture day for Team USA’s 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s Team, who will play in the World Cup beginning next week in Debrecen, Hungary. Incoming freshman Eric Dailey Jr. and head coach Mike Boynton are both a part of the group.

The Americans meet squads from Madagascar (June 24, 5 a.m. CT), Slovenia (June 25) and Lebanon (June 27) during pool play to determine its seeding in the 16-team placement bracket, June 28-July 2. Fans can watch live streams of all games at youtube.com/fiba.

Dailey is looking to become the fifth Cowboy in the last decade to win gold at the event, joining Marcus Smart (2013), Jawun Evans (2015), Isaac Likekele (2019) and Cade Cunningham (2019).

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 73 DAYS

One of Oklahoma’s finest, #73 Levy Adcock, left quite a mark during his time in Stillwater.

Growing up less than 100 miles from campus, Adcock is Oklahoman through and through and when he earned a starting spot in 2010 on the Cowboy offensive line, he never looked back.

In that junior season of 2010, he would go the entire season without allowing a sack, which earned him First-Team All Big 12 honors. As a senior in 2011, he earned First-Team All-Big 12 yet again, as well as All-American accolades.

He went on to sign a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys, but has now turned his love for football to the coaching side of things, as he is the head coach of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa.

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Boone Pickens Stadium provides one of the best atmospheres in college football.

Can anyone remember what it was called before it became Boone Pickens Stadium in 2003?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

Bonus points if you can get why it was named that.

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How did a high school All-American from California like Robin Ventura end up in Stillwater?

The answer is simple. Gary Ward.

Join us as we take a deep look into the Gary Ward era of Oklahoma State Baseball, and the “Decade of Dominance” for the Cowboys during the 1980s.

During his time at OSU, Ward led the Cowboys to 16 straight conference titles, 17 NCAA regionals appearances, and 10 trips to the College World Series.

🎥 OSU Max: Cowboy Films - Decade of Dominance

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lewis Field.

We know all the OSU diehards know that answer, but do you know why it was called that?

We’ll fill you in.

In 1914, the student body named the “Athletic Field” after Lowery Laymon Lewis. A former dean of veterinary medicine and of science and literature from Oklahoma A&M, Dr. Lewis was one of the most popular figures in the school's history.

"Doctor Lew" was highly respected by the school's student body, which named what was Lewis Field in his honor prior to 1914. The university's first yearbook was also dedicated to Dr. Lewis in 1914. While the playing field bore his name (thus two references as Lewis Field and Lewis Stadium), the first grandstand seats were installed in 1920 with 8,000 seats available. The facility originally was positioned in the traditional north-south direction, but switched to east-west to avoid the strong prevailing winds.

The first addition to the stadium came in 1924 with the first steel and concrete portion of the current stadium built on the south side. During the 1929-1930 seasons, 8,000 permanent seats were built on the north side for an overall capacity of 13,000. In 1947 the south stands were increased from 20 to 53 rows and capacity climbed to nearly 30,000. For the first time, a permanent press box was then added.

Learn something new everyday, huh?

Have a great Wednesday, y’all!